Software Engineer - Sensor Systems, Robot Software (Robotics)

TL;DR

Software Engineer - Sensor Systems, Robot Software (Robotics): Delivering software for edge devices to provide data and enable autonomy on a large fleet of vehicles with an accent on sensor integration, data capture, and real-time system management. Focus on building robust, fault-tolerant software solutions and improving performance through system monitoring.

Location: Must be based in our office in Sunnyvale, California and combines time together in our offices and workshops with time spent working from home.

Company

hirify.global is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology, creating autonomy that propels the world forward with intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products designed for automakers.

What you will do

• Build and deliver high-quality, reliable software in C++.
• Enable full sensor integration and data capture and streaming at scale.
• Deliver and maintain soft-real-time Linux-based applications to embedded devices on automobiles.
• Create robust, fault-tolerant software solutions with comprehensive system diagnostics.
• Design, implement, and use system monitoring tools to improve performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional global teams to advise and build the right solutions.

Requirements

• Proficiency in developing high-performance embedded Linux systems software in C++.
• Experience with automotive sensors and technologies like camera, LiDAR, radar, or localization systems (IMU, GNSS).
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, build systems, and/or user space applications.
• Strong understanding of how to optimally use and configure IPC middleware for high data throughput robotics applications on frameworks such as ROS or other automotive middleware.
• Knowledge of how distributed systems operate and how to make them more scalable and performant.
• Ability to delve deep into performance issues, stack traces, core dumps, and bottlenecks.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or other real-world sensing applications.
• Experience developing software for embedded Linux systems, real-time operating systems such as QNX, and/or other automotive SoCs.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including UDP/TCP, ethernet-based communications, and debugging network bottlenecks in high-data-rate systems.
• 5+ years of experience, with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; advanced degrees are a plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working policy combining time in offices and workshops with remote work.
• Committed to creating a diverse, fair, and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone.
• Encourages new perspectives and fosters an inclusive work environment.